On 30 April , Italy responded Response to the possible idea of Greek incorporation of Western Anatolia by also sending Sending a warship to Smyrna ( Izmir ) as a show of force against the Greek campaign .

The Confederate fleet consisted Cause_to_be_included of the ironclad ram `` Virginia '' ( built Building from the remnants of the under-construction steam frigate , newest warship for the United States Navy / Union Navy ) and several supporting vessels .

A new type of warship , monitor Scrutiny , was produced Creating based on the principle of the original .

Shipbuilders also incorporated Cause_to_be_included rams into the designs of warship hulls for the rest of the century .

Operation Praying Mantis was an attack Attack on 18 April 1988 , by U.S. forces within Iranian territorial waters in retaliation for the Iranian mining of the Persian Gulf during the Iran–Iraq War and the subsequent damage Damaging to an American warship .

The captured Conquering `` Sensible '' was initially fitted Building out as an active warship , but on arrival in Britain in 1799 the ship was downgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a transport .

The action is the only occasion during the war Military_operation in which a British merchant vessel captured Conquering a large French warship .

St Nazaire was targeted Aiming because the loss of its dry dock would force Request any large German warship in need of repairs , such as , sister ship of , to return Motion to home waters by running Self_motion the gauntlet of the Home Fleet of the Royal Navy and other British forces , via the English Channel or the GIUK gap .

A South Korean-led official investigation Criminal_investigation carried out Action by a team of international experts from South Korea , the United States , the United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , and Sweden presented Presence a summary of its investigation Criminal_investigation on 20 May 2010 , concluding that the warship had been sunk Motion by a North Korean torpedo fired by a midget submarine .

For another five hours the battle Hostile_encounter continued , Thompson successfully raking `` Généreux '' at one stage but ultimately being outfought Self_motion and outmanoeuvred by the larger warship .

At one point it was rumored that China had even dispatched Sending a warship to Mexican waters ( the cruiser `` Hai Chi '' , which was anchored in Cuba at the time ) .

Pellew returned Arriving to Britain with his prize , the first major French warship captured Conquering during the conflict Hostile_encounter , and was proclaimed Statement a hero .

On the afternoon of 19 February however the overladen French warship was discovered Know by the British HMS `` Phoebe '' and rapidly chased Motion down and brought Causation to action .

although `` bellone '' would normally be much faster than the large british warship , the light winds Motion and `` rattlesnake '' 's determined pursuit prevented Preventing_or_letting the privateer from escaping Escaping and at 17:00 , `` powerful '' was close enough to open Openness fire .

Closer observation Perception_active revealed Reveal_secret the identity of the Dutch vessels the following day and Elphinstone led his frigate against the leading Dutch warship `` Pallas while `` Harrier '' engaged Hostile_encounter the merchant vessels and forced Request them to surrender Surrendering .

The Confederate States Navy submarine , made Creating her first and only attack Attack on a Union Navy warship when she staged Self_motion a clandestine night attack Attack on in Charleston harbor .

upon arriving at Arriving the bay where the pirates were said Communication to be , `` alligator Hold '' dispatched Sending boats to engage Hostile_encounter the enemy vessels , as the water was too shallow for the warship to engage them directly .

The Royal Navy traditionally have a warship off the coast every year , usually , the adopted warship of Sunderland , however in 2007 , made Creating an appearance instead as had other commitments .

The Royal Navy traditionally have a warship off the coast every year , usually , the adopted warship of Sunderland , however in 2007 , made Creating an appearance instead as had other commitments .

The British contribution was small , consisting solely of the minor warship HMS `` Confiance '' .

The Peruvian warship managed to outrun the British squadron after a fierce exchange Exchange of fire Use_firearm .

over the following decades , the increasing importance of the galleon and the line of battle Hostile_encounter tactic would displace the galley as the major warship of its era , marking Recording the beginning Process_start of the `` age of sail '' .